Kristian Osvald Viderø (27 May 1906, in
Skálavík – 8 April 1991, in
Copenhagen
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) was a Faroese clergyman, poet and Bible translator. In 1985 he won the
Faroese Literature Prize for his works.
Biography
After theological studies in Denmark, Viderø oversaw the completion of a translation of the
Old Testament into the
Faroese language, which
Jákup Dahl
Jákup Dahl (English and German ''Jacob Dahl'') (5 June 1878 – 5 June 1944) was a Faroese Provost and Bible translator. In 1908 he became known as a linguist with the first Faroese grammar lessons for school students.
Life and work
Dahl w ...
had worked on until his death in 1944. He was the parish priest of
Hattarvík from 1965 to 1969.
Viderø was commemorated on a Faroese postage stamp in a series on Faroese Bible translators in June 2007.
Bibliography
* Ferð mín til Jorsala. Tórshavn: E. Thomsen, 1984.
* Á Suðurlandið. Tórshavn: E. Thomsen, 1990.
* Ferð mín til Jorsala á himni. Tórshavn:: E. Thomsen, 1990.
* Á annað Suðurlandið: ferð mín til Jorsala Oman av himni. Tórshavn: E. Thomsen, 1990.
* Frá landi á fyrsta sinni. Tórshavn: E. Thomsen, 1991.
* Saga Skálavíkar, Húsavíkar, Skarvanesar, Dals, Skúoyar, Dímunar, Sands, Skopunar, Hestoyar, Kolturs Tórshavn: E. Thomsen, 1991.
* Saga Suðuroyar. Tórshavn: Bókagarður, 1994.
* Saga Vágoyar og Mykiness. Tórshavn: Bókagarður, 1994.
* Saga Eysturoyar. Tórshavn: Bókagarður, 1994.
* Ferð mín til Damaskusar. Tórshavn: Bókagarður, 1997.
See also
*
List of Faroese people
References
External links
The Bible in Faroeseas translated by Dahl and Viderø
{{DEFAULTSORT:Videro, Kristian Osvald
1906 births
1991 deaths
People from Skálavík Municipality
Faroese Lutheran clergy
Faroese male novelists
Translators to Faroese
Faroese male poets
Faroese-language poets
Lutheran poets
Translators of the Bible into Faroese
20th-century translators
20th-century Danish novelists
20th-century Faroese poets
20th-century Danish male writers